Creighton Pond & Middleton Rail Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Creighton Pond & Middleton Rail Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Harold Parker State Forest near Middleton, MA. The route reaches Creighton Pond. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi72 – 141 ft5.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Middleton Rail Trail 42.61184, -71.02949
Nearest town Middleton, MA
Directions
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Creighton Pond & Middleton Rail Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 73–141 ft
Out & Back · Harold Parker State Forest
Trailhead: Middleton Rail Trail · 42.61184, -71.02949
Weather Aug 3: Heavy rain, high 77°F / low 69° · precip 84% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start on Middleton Rail Trail, heading N.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Creighton Pond.
- 500 ftBear left onto Half Moon Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rockaway Road, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 200 ftReach Creighton Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Half Moon Road, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Middleton Rail Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
8% other92% unspecified
Weather
Heavy rainTemperature 77°F69°
Precip84%Wind6 mphUV2Humidity81%
Rained 0.4″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Tue
84°62°
Wed
84°63°
Thu
92°71°
28%
Fri
98°74°
31%
Sat
94°71°
47%
Sun
95°70°
16%
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